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What is An eBook Reader? An eBook reader, or an electronic-book reader, is a hand-held computer device used for reading contents such as electronic books, newspapers and magazines, and documents. Ebook readers can read books available in different formats such as plain TXT files, PDF files, XHTML and HTML files and also other lesser known…

Why does the world need eBooks? Do you remember the last time that you read a book, a magazine article or anything which was substantial? Or do your reading habits revolve around FaceBook updates or Tweets? If you belong to the group of countless people who don’t have the habit of reading regularly, then you…

The book must be complete and final The content to be submitted for formatting should be complete and final. The writer should go through the book to confirm that all the titles and subtitles of the book have been accurately covered and that none is left out. Complete content will help publishing services providers and…

The composition is the act of designing and creating the content that makes up the pages of a book; it is a broad subject in publishing. After writers have written the information they want to communicate to their readers in the simplest form possible, composition comes in; it is used to decide and create how…

Good or poor formatting will certainly make a lot of difference when it comes to a writer’s work. Good formatting can make a book gain high marketability among readers; poor formatting, on the other hand, gives readers a hard time interacting with a book. One of the best ways to get the best formatting is…

Make your books more attractive through good formatting A good book does not only depend on the written words it contains, but there is also more to it than just words. Good formatting tends to attract more readers to a given content; on the other hand, poor formatting tends to paint a wrong impression of…

If you are a Kindle or an Android user, getting the best reading experience is your desire. No one would love to strain reading thousands of pages on a daily basis; getting the best reading apps is, therefore, a number one priority for Kindle and Android operated devices owners. With the many eBook formats currently…

Have you heard or come across the Mobipocket eBook Reader? If not, Mobipocket is an electrical device (tablet) that can be used for reading eBooks. A Mobi file is, therefore, an eBook file meant to be displayed and read on a Mobipocket eBook Reader device. Though developed for Mobipocket, a Mobi file can also be…

EPUB is the most widely used and supported file extension in the world. It was invented by the (IDPF) International Digital and Publishing Forum. EPUB is also an open standard file format; this means that it is freely accessible at no cost and is used as a qualitative reference for making digital files. EPUB files…

Introduction Kindle is one of the largest eBook sellers in the world, offering a variety of eBooks for almost all types of reading audiences. One of the key pillars that have made Kindle a success is the format it uses for displaying content- AZW format. Amazing facts about the AZW file It cannot be done…

How can a writer format and up to the standard manuscript? One of the key ways to attract or lose readers is formatting. A writer’s content might be so suitable for the targeted audience, but poor formatting can be so costly by discouraging a better percentage of the audience from interacting with the writer’s book(s).…

Nowadays, you will find that eBooks have become a common platform for reading. Not only reading, but they have also come to forums where you can meet other people who share your interest. Thus, if you are an author bringing out your content to readers, eBooks are a great choice. Also, you can use eBooks…

Devices and formats that support! Calibre is open source software that enables users to access and manage eBooks of their preferences. With Calibre Support, users can also create and edit their eBooks from their e-libraries. Calibre runs on various hardware platforms which we are gong to discover in the next few lines. Since not all…

As the name suggests, electronic books are books that are presented in electronic formats and displayed on electronic devices such as; computers, tablets, phones, phablets and iPads. On the other hand, print books are books presented in print form, i.e. paper form. The modes of presentations already hint to us that there are significant differences…

Reflecting back on the history of printing will surely make it clear to you that we have come from far as readers, authors, and printers. The book industry is evolving with technology and times to maintain relevance and reliability in the market. As the saying goes, if you can’t beat them join them, the printing…

Have you ever heard of aliens or watched a movie of something totally not in existence in real life? Leave alone aliens, have you ever heard of a story that is totally out of reality, maybe something to do with ogres or animals talking? All the ideologies mentioned above or occurrences are totally far away…

The term fiction refers to something imaginary which is entirely not in existence. This paints to us a clear picture of what non-fiction books are; they are print books or electronic books based on facts and realities. The authors of non-fiction books, therefore, focus on what is happening or taking place in our day to…

Self-publishing is the fast taking track of the publishing industry; since the introduction of electronic books, different writers are quickly embracing the skill of making their books. If you are one of such a writer, and you are specifically targeting the iBook market, take this initiative to get a few useful tips and key guides…

Are you familiar with the term format? Or let me get more precise to make things much simpler by asking, have you ever come across the term eBook file format? If your answer is ‘yes,’ lucky you but keep scrolling down the paragraphs for you might find more exciting and new knowledge. If you answer…

When eBooks were invented, most of them could have different layout sizes. This means that the scale of the eBook page could vary depending on the device on which the content was being displayed on, may it be a laptop computer, desktop computer, iPad, tablet, or phone. Such eBooks are considered to have a standard…

Protecting Digital Content Through DRM: Every writer is highly protective of his or her content. This is because there are very many malicious people out there who would like to distribute or distort published content illegally. Plagiarism is the biggest evil of the present age. Such people have been a vital concern to writers and…

Before even getting into greater depths of how to add text-to-speech to eBooks, it would be kind and prudent for us first to define and get to know a good background of what this is all about. Computers are very popular even with kids in the current age; they can carry out various tasks for us…

With the growth in technology, the world is fast replacing the traditional paper form books with electronic books. Depending on some factors, eBooks have different layouts- one of them being the fixed layout. A book is said to have a fixed layout if the readers cannot change the layout of the contents of the pages…

Have you ever come across a tablet? If yes, you might be in a position to guess what a Nook is. If not, don’t feel out of place for learning is an experience. A tablet is a device not as large as a computer and not as small as a phone; it can be said…

Enhanced eBooks are an advanced version of the standard eBooks and interactive eBooks. Standard eBook usually takes the format of the physical paper books we might most likely come across, the only difference in them is that they are readable on electronic devices. They are mostly in the form of PDF documents. Interactive eBooks, on…

Publishers are working round the clock to ensure improvements are made on the contents presented to readers. They want to make readers have an entirely new reading experience that is beneficial to them. The animation is one of such improvements that have been integrated into eBooks to ease the learning process. Visualization and understanding are…

What Is An eTextbook? We have all seen and read physical textbooks, in school and even at home. Textbooks have always served as great vehicles of the academic knowledge base and also theoretical validation materials for all age groups. Textbooks are primarily reference material which accommodates and accompany the syllabus of an educational structure or…

Even before I start talking about the eBook format used in Kindle Fire, it is kind that we all get to understand the title under discussion. For those of us who are hearing about Kindle Fire for the first time, worry not! You will surely not be left hanging. If the word ‘’ cannot also…

Interactive eBooks are electronic books that engage readers both mentally and physically as they flow from one page to the next page. They make reading absorbing as a result of their winning design which hosts features that keep readers interacting with content. Interactive eBooks majorly inform of applications. Depending on the target audience, the applications…

Electronic books are quickly transforming readers’ experiences, from portability to interactivities. One of the fast emerging interactivities in the publishing industry in audios, readers, can now not only read their books but listen to them as well. Audio books are therefore electronic books which can be listened to apart from being manually read. Research has…

There some tools required while making an interactive eBook, these include; source files, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Edge Animate, Adobe Presenter, Digital Publishing Suite, and Adobe Captivate. The eBook Architects and designers first ensure they have all these tools before actually beginning the interactive eBook making process. After settling down with the required tools, they follow…

Wondering how enhanced eBooks are created?! Get a few major tips today Publishers and designers are currently having a crucial time trying to move to the future generation of eBooks, the enhanced eBooks. These future generation books are attracting the interests of readers; they make reading such a result yielding and enjoyable experience. Allow me…

We might be getting busier day by day and the time needed to settle down and read one or two eBooks can be so limited. Nevertheless, reading must continue! It is the most widely accepted way of getting knowledge and information. Since a huge percentage of the world’s population is taking lesser time to read,…

Data runs the world! Without information, very many activities will not be a success for example; economic activities will not be as useful as they currently are. The act of converting data into useful information that can initiate different actions is what is known as data processing. It takes place in almost all sectors of…

The world is growing electronic, so are books. Since you should also grow while embracing the latest technology, it is important as a writer to evolve from making books in paper form to books in electronic form. Surprising enough, you can self-publish your eBook with great success; the only challenge might be learning how to…

You might be that young and visionary writer, with a goal of making your digital book. Well, making a digital book requires the following of a few procedures, and you will be done. Flow with me in the next few paragraph as we set a foundation that will assist you to make your digital book.…

The world is fast replacing the books in paper form with electronic books; it is therefore very important to learn a few tips on how to publish an Ebook. Good background knowledge in publishing an Ebook will help you make the best decisions when it comes to having the best selling Ebook in the market.…

This is a critical question that is more often asked by young writers. Determining the real cost of getting a book published is not as easy as most young writers would justify, there are a variety of factors to consider depending on whether one wants to publish a book or self-publish A book traditionally. Pinning…

When thinking of ways in which ideas can be expressed, we mostly think of writing. However, ideas can be expressed in other ways such as images. The expression of ideas using images together with writings is called comics. Comics have had their publishing evolution over the years. What started with just flip images to produce…

Typesetting is the process of composing texts in a book by arranging types in digital or mechanical forms. The types which come in both mechanical and digital forms are made up of pieces of letters, or symbols. These types get stored to ease the process involved in the publishing of books, the stored symbols and…

After a writer has collected the necessary information he wants to write to his audience it is time to decide how the information will look like. This is not only applicable to books in paper form, but also for books in electronic form. Therefore, What does composition mean? An answer to that would be –…

What is Geographic Information Systems-(GIS) used for? Many of us might have come across the word GIS while walking down the streets and overheard people speak of it; it is also possible that we might have heard the word GIS over the media or seen it on the internet while browsing. As a result of…

What are EPUB and PDF File Formats? i) EPUB File Format The EPUB or Electronic Publishing file format is an open-source e-book file which has been developed by International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). It is based on CSS, XHTML, and XML and gives good results with many software applications. This has led to its popularity…

Are you new to EPUB and Mobi e-books file formats? EPUB is an e-book file format with the extension e.pub. An e-book extension is a metadata about the e-books format, metadata is information about data that has been stored in a given e-books format. EPUB e-books can be read by a number of devices with…

Are you new to PDF and EPUB? There are different e-book file formats and PDF is one of the e-book file formats which is independent of computer operating system, hardware or software. Computer operating system controls how computer hardware and software work whereas computer hardware are the visible parts of a computer such as a…

Are you new to PDF and Mobi file formats? When publishing an e-book, one of the first things that a publisher will have to decide is the format that will be used for publishing. The most common and popular e-book formats are PDF, EPUB and MOBI (). PDF Files and Their Drawback Portable Document Format…

Digital publication is the root of ePub In the recent past, books were published in hard-copy formats which involved a lot of paperwork and time. The traditional method of publication came with a lot of disadvantages such as expensive costs of production as well as the destruction of trees in search of paper to publish…

Book conversion to eBook is one of the most exciting things that you can choose to do. The world is quickly moving to the use of eBooks as opposed to print books and most especially for those people who own different mobile gadgets and want to access books while on the go. It has therefore…

There are lots of professionals in the publishing industry who are truly passionate about book editing and assisting different authors to have books that are done properly. However, there are some misunderstandings that many authors have regarding the editors and the entire editing process. It is important to understand the whole process so as to…

The new e-reading converts are surprised at times to know that regardless of the fact that you can read eBooks on computers, you can find ways to print a page to use for future reference. In the past, making a copy was as simple as putting your paper back down on a copier and getting…